Weather-board gage



(No Model.)

D. H. PINGH.

WEATHER BOARD GAGE.

Patented May 13, 1884.7

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS lhvirnn i Sra'rns Tartar anion.

DWIGHT H. FINCH, OF AURELIA, IOYVA.

WEATHER-BOARD GAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,682, dated May 13, 1884. Application filed Septemherflfl, 1853, (No model.)

To all whom it may CON/6677i]:

Be it known that I, DWIGHT II. FrNoH, of Aurelia, in the county of Cherokee and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful In1- provexnent in WVeather-Board Gages, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming. part of this specification, in which similar letters of refereneeindicate con responding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a side elevation of my improve ment, illustrating its use. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same, taken through theline x as, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the rubber jaw-plate. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the spur-plate.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the operation of weather-boarding buildings.

A represents a short bar, which forms the lower jaw of the gage. The lower part of the forward side of the jaw A is corrugated, toothed, or roughened to prevent it from slipping upon the weather-boards. The upper part of the forward side of the jaw A is rabbetedto receive the thin steel plate B,which is se cured in place by two screws, and which has iorwardly-projecting points or spurs 0 formed upon its forward end,to pass in beneath the lower edge of the weather-board last nailed on, to assist in securing the gage in place. The rear end of the jaw A is thickened to adapt it to be struck by a hammer without being in- 3 5 jured.

To the upper end of the jaw A is rigidly attached, or upon it is formed, a stud, D, the outer end of which is slotted to receive the lower part of the bar E, which is pivoted to the said slotted stud by a pin, F. The outer end of the stud D is also slotted to receive the pivoting-pin F, so that the said bar E can be adjusted as the thickness of the weatherboards may require. The bar Eis adjusted by the setserews G, which pass in through screw-holes in the end of the slotted stud D, and rest against the pivoting-pin F and limit its outward movement.

Upon the forward side of the bar E, at the upper side of the stud D, is formed a jaw, H, to rest against the outer side of the weatherboard last nailed on, to assist in securing the gage in place. 7

In the face of the jaw H is forinedatapered dovetailed groove to receive the tapered dovetailed rib I, formed upon the rubber pad J, which forms a facingplate to the jaw II,t0 prevent the said jaw froin marring the face of the weather-boards. The face of the rubber plate J is corrugated to prevent it from slipping upon the weather-boards.

To the lower end of the bar E is pivoted the angle of an elbow-lever, K, the inner arm of which is made of such a length that its end will rest against the outer side of the jaw A, and serve asa earn to operate the bar E and force the jaw H against the weather-board, clamping the said weather-board between the spurs O and the said jaw H, andclainping the gage securely in place. The outer side of the jaw A is provided with a shoulder, L, a pin, or other stop to stop the movement of the lever K when its inner arm has reached a position at right angles with the jaw A, and is thus in its most effective position.

, Upon the outer side of the upper part of the bar E is placed the lower part of the bar M, which is slotted to receive the screw N, that clamps it in place, so that the said bar M can be adjusted as may be required.

Upon one or both the sides of thelower part of the bar M is formed a flange, 0, to overlap the side of the upper part of the bar E, and thus keep thebars M E in line with each other. Upon the forward side of the niiddlepart of the bar M is formed a projection, P, to serve as a step to receive the edge of the neXt weather-board, and support the said weatherboard while being scribed and nailed on.

In using the gage the bar M is adjusted to bring the step P to a distance from the studD equal to the width of board-surface required to be exposed to the weather. Scales of division-marks of inches and fractions of an inch are designed to be formed upon the sides of the upper part of the bar E and of the lower part of the bar M,f0r convenience in readily adj usting the bar M to the right position. The spurs G are then forced under the lower edge of the board lastnailed onuntil the stud D rests against the said edge. The lever K is then operated to force the jaw H against the face of the board, and lock the said gage securelyin place. The next board is then placed between the upper part of the bar M and the building, with its lower edge resting uponthe step 1?, where it will be supported while being scribed and while being nailed fast.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a gage-board having at its lower part the toothed bar A, roughened on the lower part of the forward side, rabbeted and provided with the slotted studD, the steel plate or weather-board B, fastened in the rabbet of bar A, and having spurs G O on its forward end, the adjustable bar E, pivoted in the slot of said stud, and having on its forward side a jaw, H, at the upper side of said stud, and the pivot-pin F, all substantially as shown and described.

2. In a weather-board gage, the combination, with the weather-board having spurs O O, and the bar E, having jaw H, of the elbowlever K, having an arm resting against said jaw and operating as a cam upon bar E, whereby the weather-board may be clamped between the jaw and spurs, as described.

3. In a weather-board gage, the combination, with the jaw H, having tapered dovetailed groove, of the rubber plate J, having tapered dovetailed rib, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the said jaw is kept from marring the weather-boards, as set forth.

DWIGHT H. FINOH.

X Vitnesses:

R. B. RUTHERFORD, J. M. WHITNEY. 

